16/09/2026
HTC ROTC UNIT CONDUCTS 7TH TRAINING SESSION ON DRILLS AND CEREMONIES
The Holy Trinity College ROTC Unit, under the administration of the 1203rd Community Defense Center, 12th Regional Community Defense Group, RESCOM, PA, successfully conducted its 7th Training Session on 13, September 2026, centered on the enhancement of the cadets respect, discipline, sense of responsibility, integrity, leadership, teamwork, honor, and character.
The training session was facilitated by the Training Staff, headed by MAJ CYRUS LUIGI L DEL MURO (INF) PA, Commandant and Director of the 1203rd Community Defense Center, with the assistance of the ROTC Officers, Graduate Military Assistants, and Training NCOS.
The training session began with a rank inspection, conducted in an orderly manner to check the attendance, bearing, and overall appearance of the cadets. Thereafter, cadets formed into their designated platoons, followed by performing proper military march and practical utilization of the Manual of Arms, which aids in strengthening the cadets sense of discipline, respect, diligence, responsibility, cooperation, focus, coordination, and obedience.
The lecture focused on Drills and Ceremonies, conducted by Sgt John Kenneth Reyes PA (Res). The discussion concentrated on the various different drills and commands, their importance, their intent, their purpose, and how to properly execute them. The lecture establishes the importance of these various commands and drills in building discipline, readiness, coordination, and cooperation of a unit in fulfilling their tasks and missions. These drills and commands show a unit's full obedience, teamwork, unity, reflexes, cohesion, communication, attention, and leadership in commanding.
Following that, important announcements and instructions regarding the following training session were disseminated to all cadets. All cadets were reminded to remain prepared, respectful, focused, dignified, mindful, committed and to ready their mind and body in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities as members of the HTC ROTC Unit.
The successful ex*****on of the 7th Training Session reflects the HTC ROTC Unit's continued commitment to developing and enhancing disciplined, responsible, respectful, reliable, perceptive, attentive and duty-bound cadets who continue to uphold the values, traditions, and principles of the ROTC program.